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1 calf leather
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2 calf
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plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) ternero2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) piel de becerro•- calve
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plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.)calf n1. becerro / ternero2. pantorrillatr[kɑːf]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pantorrilla————————tr[kɑːf]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (of cattle) ternero,-a, becerro,-a; (of whale) ballenato; (of other animals) cría\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in calf / be with calf estar preñada1) : becerro m, -rra f ; ternero m, -ra f (de vacunos)2) : cría f (de otros mamíferos)3) : pantorrilla f (de la pierna)n.• hembra del elefante s.f.n.• cría s.f.• pantorrilla s.f.• piel de becerro s.m.• ternera s.f.• ternero s.m.kæf, kɑːf1) ( Zool)a) c ( animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,fto kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida
b) u ( leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m2) ( Anat) pantorrilla f
I [kɑːf]1. N(pl calves)1) (=young cow) becerro(-a) m / f, ternero(-a) m / f ; (=young seal, elephant etc) cría f ; (=young whale) ballenato mthe cow is in or with calf — la vaca está preñada
- kill the fatted calf2) = calfskin2.CPD
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[kɑːf]N (pl calves) (Anat) pantorrilla f, canilla f (esp LAm)* * *[kæf, kɑːf]1) ( Zool)a) c ( animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,fto kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida
b) u ( leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m2) ( Anat) pantorrilla f -
3 cuero
cuero adjetivo (Méx fam) gorgeous (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino ( piel) leather; ( sin curtir) skin, hide; cuero de chancho (AmL) pigskin; cuero de vaca cowhide; en cueros (vivos) (fam) ( desnudo) stark naked (colloq); ser un cuero (Chi, Méx fam) [ mujer] she's a real stunner (colloq); [ hombre] he's a real hunk (colloq)
cuero sustantivo masculino
1 (piel curtida) leather
pantalón de cuero, leather trousers
2 cuero cabelludo, scalp Locuciones: familiar en cueros, naked ' cuero' also found in these entries: Spanish: acartonarse - cabelluda - cabelludo - cazadora - curtir - curtida - curtido - gamuza - honda - legítima - legítimo - piel - trabajar - ablandar - ante - charol - curado - curar - envejecido - guasca - imitación - labrar - lonja - marroquinería - parecer - petaca - remiendo English: hide - kid - leather - punch - raw - rawhide - real - scalp - skin - tan - waistcoat - way - brogue - calf - pelt
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Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calf-binding — (also sometimes called half calf, full calf, half bound or full bound, depending on the amount, or simply leather bound ) is a book bound with rigid protective covers typically made of binder s board and covered in leather, usually from a calf.… … Wikipedia
calf — calf1 [kaf, käf] n. pl. calves or, esp. for 4, calfs [ME < OE cealf & ON kalfr < IE * geleb(h) < base * gel , to swell, form a ball (hence swelling, fetus, offspring) > CLUB, L globus] 1. a young cow or bull 2. the young of some other … English World dictionary
calf|skin — «KAF SKIHN, KAHF », noun. 1. the skin of a calf. 2. leather made from it … Useful english dictionary
leather — /ledh euhr/, n. 1. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry. 2. an article made of this material. 3. See stirrup… … Universalium
Calf — For the back of the leg, see Calf (anatomy). For other uses, see Calf (disambiguation). A calf in the New Forest, England Calves ( … Wikipedia
calf — {{11}}calf (1) young cow, O.E. cealf (Anglian cælf) young cow, from W.Gmc. *kalbam (Cf. M.Du. calf, O.N. kalfr, Ger. Kalb, Goth. kalbo), perhaps from PIE *gelb(h) , from root *gel to swell, hence, womb, fetus, young of an an … Etymology dictionary
calf — calf1 calfless, adj. calflike, adj. /kaf, kahf/, n., pl. calves /kavz, kahvz/. 1. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 2. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Informal. an… … Universalium
calf — I. /kaf / (say kahf) noun (plural calves) 1. the young of the cow or of other bovine mammals (in cattle usually under one year of age). 2. the young of certain other animals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Colloquial an …
calf — I [[t]kæf, kɑf[/t]] n. pl. calves (kavz, kӓvz). 1) zool. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal 2) zool. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale 3) clo calfskin leather 4) inf Informal. an awkward, silly … From formal English to slang